'Today' Show Groupies Fawn Over 'Crooner-in-Chief' Obama: 'He Could Be on The Voice'
Having apparently run out of actual news to cover on Friday, the cast of NBC's Today gushed over President Obama singing a line from the song "Let's Stay Together" during a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater. After a clip played of the musical moment, weatherman Al Roker proclaimed: "He could be on The Voice." News anchor Natalie Morales excitedly added: "Sign him up." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Co-host Matt Lauer agreed, declaring Obama was "really very good." The sycophantic group went even further when fellow co-host Ann Curry touted: "...our editors actually did...a little mash-up between a little Obama, a little [singer] Al Green. Let's take a listen." After the ridiculous video, Curry admitted: "We obviously had too much time on our hands." Yeah, no kidding.
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Here is a portion of the January 20 exchange:
7:51AM
MATT LAUER: President Obama was in New York City on Thursday doing a little fundraising and during a stop at the Apollo Theater, with the legendary singer in the audience, the President broke into the Al Green hit, "Let's Stay Together." Check it out.
BARACK OBAMA [SINGING]: I...so in love with you.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
ANN CURRY: The man has the voice.
NATALIE MORALES: Come on, keep going.
CURRY: I know. And to do it in front of Al Green, which is-
AL ROKER: Yeah, you've got to hit that note.
MORALES: That's a real high one.
ROKER: I mean, he could be on The Voice.
MORALES: Sign him up.
LAUER: Really very good. And that makes up for him blocking traffic all last night with his motorcade.
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Al, Ann, Matt, and Natalie
Submitted by CO2Maker on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:47am.
... giving the love to Kim Il Bama. We all know the president's a golfer. Did you know that in his first round of golf (9 holes), he made seven holes in 1 and two of non-endangered eagles?
Kim Il Bama
Submitted by misterbee241 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:36pm.
I DO like that.
Perhaps he should give up his
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:49am.
Perhaps he should give up his President gig and go full time singer.
I wish he would quit and
Submitted by kg on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:00pm.
I wish he would quit and transfer to MSNBC.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
Co-host with
Submitted by misterbee241 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:39pm.
Al Charlatan.
⇒ That's codespeak
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:04pm.
AL ROKER: Yeah, you've got to hit that note.
MORALES: That's a real high one.
Might they be referring to the President being a bit feminine? How dare they?
I'm going to go
Submitted by misterbee241 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:35pm.
throw up now. Be back in a few minutes.
The expanded oldie but goodie
Submitted by Unsane on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 12:56pm.
The Holy Shahinshah's, President Wonderful's, the Lightworker's, The One's - mmmm, mmmm, mmmm - keen eye is the astrolabe of the substantive sun - His truth-discerning heart is the celestial observatory of Attributes - He is of noble lineage, of joyous countenance - of the model, most loving marriage - of right disposition - of open brow - of well-proportioned frame - the man with The Voice - of magnanimous nature - the honey-tongued teacher of the English language - of lofty genius - the inciter of thrills and tingles - of pure purpose - of enduring faith - of perfect wisdom - emitter of the most fragrant, sweetest flatulence - begirt with varied talents - wizard of all things to all people - of wide capacity -the master of warm healing - of high honor - of the most masterful, soaring oratory - of splendid courage - of his cute, boyish, wonderful smile - He who becomes Death, the destroyer of flies - with the unimpeachable reputation for integrity -of superhuman blood pressure - of the greatest political savvy - of the most wholesome family - of right judgment - of choice counsel - of networked genome - of generosity unfeigned - the emblem of the American people - of perfectly creased pants - astonishingly ambitious, brave - of boundless forgiveness, abundant in graciousness - the most careful thinker - at peace with all-compendium of dominion - lucid, impeccably centered - the world-historical soul - of elegance unmatched by mere mortals - true American royalty - our own personal Jesus - of plenteous sincerity - multiple of single-minded warriors - of chiseled pecs - abounding in wealth - accumulator of the world's rarities - sophisticated - of pure heart - unspotted by the world - leader of the spiritual realm - elegant, articulate, Zen-like - of enduring alertness! How has He been gathered together into one place? Or how doth a single body upbear Him on the shoulders of genius?
Thanks NBC! You just helped me make this longer. :)
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Smokey Robinson, eat your heart out!
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:03pm.
Gee, what cant this man do! I mean, this GOD, lol! Have you seen his jump shot? It was, in the fawning words of Katie Couric, "Impressive"! Esp when hes dribbing against players who wont DARE touch him! And dancing? Well, if he went on "Danicing With The Stars", they would probably have to end the show in the first week, cause he'd blow everyone else away!Maybe he should go to a deserted part of the world and colonize it, or actually, another galaxy-that way, he can put his powers to good use, and we'll never have to see or hear from him again!
Ah, that reminds me
Submitted by CO2Maker on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:17pm.
Bill Clinton on "Dancing with the Babes." Man, he'd want the show to last the full season, and then he'd want to sign up for the second season.
Clinton wouldnt make it out of the dressing rooms!
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 11:07am.
With the pro dancers on that show? Karina? Julianna? What if he got a hold of some of the "stars", like Rikki Lake, with her "Monica-esque" booty? The shutters would rattle!
I assume they had already discussed
Submitted by PJRyan on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:28pm.
Newt bitch-slapping John King all over SC?
I assume part two........
Submitted by Tomorama on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 1:36pm.
They already discussed the DOJ official pleading the fifth in regards to the Fast and furious scandal?
Nah, just funnin'.
Since I'm a fan of Al Green,
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 2:06pm.
Since I'm a fan of Al Green, I can't bring myself to either listen to, or watch, this worthless pile of Kenyan Kow Krap attempt to emulate the great soul singer - I'd be more impressed with one of Green's farts, actually.
And I guess this is a lot more important - in the long run - than discussing the fact that Boy Barry nixed the Keystone pipeline from Canada - therefore giving the Canadians incentive to sell their oil to China........................OR the fact that the Chinese are getting the inside track on Brazilian oil - which 'we' invested heavily in and Boy Barry 'promised' to be the best customer. Of course, Dracula Soros and other Obama puppet-masters have allready made a zillion dollars on it, and it's in their best interests to make sure our country continues to go downhill.
And I think that great, patriotic American Warren Buffet will make a ton of money shipping the Canadian oil to the Canadian west coast ports on his trains, so this pipeline deal may not mean much to him.
Killa
Submitted by miss911ninja on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 12:24am.
Your analysis of the more important issues was brilliant! A-plus.
Unfortunately I couldn't avoid hearing BHO's "performance" of the Al Green song, because the radio gave it to me. He performed only the first six words of the song with opening notes. Not a huge accomplishment. And apparently Boy Blunder has underperformed other songs as well, in other venues. So now we know how he's really spending his time in the WH. Practicing with his karaoke machine!
And/or being coached by Jay-Z.
Well, Ninjie-Poo - I'm back
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 12:52am.
Well, Ninjie-Poo - I'm back from working and surfing now,and I STILL can't force myself to listen to this poser......I want to have my first black cherry/vodka drink in peace,and not have to get irritated by seeing or hearing Boy Blunder try and emulate Al Green - who IS a 'real' black guy, and not some watered-down imitatoin trying to act 'black' when it's suitable for him!!!
You might be right about him practicing on a karaoke machine...........cause he sure as hell doesn't do any 'real' work!!!
And you're right - can the MSM be counted on to address any substanative issues, when they can talk about our big eared, purple-lipped Crooner in Chief butchering 6 words of a great soul tune??? And if anybody thinks that I'm being a little caustic or ludicrous here with my comments - I'd like them to consider the SOURCE of why I, and the rest of the posters here, are making them!! We ARE talking about the MSM slobbering about a ludicrous subject, right???
Yes Killa
Submitted by miss911ninja on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 1:06am.
What you said!
XO Ninjie
Not happening overnight, people
Submitted by Unsane on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 9:17pm.
Canada has their own environmentalists and other pipeline opponents to deal with before they can (economically) sell a drop of oil to the world's biggest scapegoat, China.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
There's only one solution - gong him!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 2:42pm.
I have had it up to here with "journalists" who refuse to criticize Ears for anything, including his lack of musical talent. In order to stop the drool buckets that make up the make believe media, we need to gong this President out of office come November...
I should have said that,,
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:25pm.
or rather,,,GGGOOONNNGGG!!!!!! Wouldnt even make it TO The Gong Show!
nobama
Submitted by mmilesll on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:10pm.
Let's see...he plays a lot of golf, he has a lot of parties, he is always on vacation and now the MSM thinks he can sing. Good grief, what more could you ask for in a President. Oh, and with all this, he has solved all of the countries problems...he hasn't.
So, now he's today's Frankie Valli?
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:34pm.
Ok, let me get this straight. So far Obama has been the New Lincoln, the New Churchill, the New Wilt Chamberlain, a long lost Irishman, a Hawaiian, a Kenyan, a Chicagoan, and now he's the modern Frankie Valli?
Hay, sycophants, when will Obama be, well, Obama?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
He does Walk Like a Man...
Submitted by Henry Clay on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:39pm.
He does Walk Like a Man...
He's got the phoniest
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:41pm.
He's got the phoniest 'swagga' I've ever seen - a concerted effort to hide the fact that he actually walks like a fag.
Good evening Killa
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:20pm.
Ever seen him ride a bike or throw a ball? He has lace on his drawers.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
I read that Boy Macho had to
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 8:15pm.
I read that Boy Macho had to work on that 'swagga' for some time to get it down.............so you know that the guy is as phony about that as a whole lot of other aspects of his pathetic life. And he still crosses his legs better than most women.
You can be sure that he's not wearing Moooooooooochelle's thongy-thing - because he'd have to fold it over 3 or 4 times to make it fit correctly!!!
Hah!
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:02pm.
Hay, we're both showing our ages, don't you think?
"Walk like a man, talk like a man..." (but you sing like a girl!)
People used to wonder about what happened to the last Castrato, the famous eunuch singers? He put on a suit and called himself Frankie Valli!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
This is ONE case where you
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 3:42pm.
This is ONE case where you WANT the guy to 'give up his day job'.
what you didn't see
Submitted by jimtrees on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:14pm.
Was that Bill Ayers and Soros were sitting right below him.
The key to this wasn't his singing . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:16pm.
. . . It was the message in the song he tried to sing: "Let's Stay Together."
In his 2012 re-election campaign, Obama is pushing the line that he's fighting for the 99% against the 1%, all the while taking in $ hundreds of millions from that 1% with a wink and a nod. He needs that coalition of Wall Street, minorities, labor unions, and independents to pull it off again, but many of them are disillusioned and have deserted him. He's calling for them the stay together.
I thought Tiny Tim died
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:33pm.
I liked him better before he got a haicut.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
LOL! Kyle...
Submitted by stage9 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 4:39pm.
"the cast of NBC's Today"
I need to use that going forward. lol.
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner." — Malcolm Muggeridge
I think it's an apt comparison
Submitted by LinTaylor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:07pm.
After all, the news media fawns over Obama as if he were Justin Beiber and they were young teen girls in the audience, who scream like banshees at everything he says and believe that you have to be brain-damaged not to like him.
Yo Dawg
Submitted by bobbys on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:46pm.
Yo Dawg, A bit pitchy but YOUR GOING TO HOLLYWOOD!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrnEkwyeq4Q
So, since nobody will
Submitted by WarEagle66 on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 6:34pm.
So, since nobody will ask......Did Dumbo NEED the teleprompter to sing that?
Really....I am beginning to ask like the Black Columnist in Los Angeles asked...Is he the Magic Negro? I mean, he is the coolest Brother since Billy Dee Williams, right?
Remember how Dicky V said Obama could really play basketball...when we could see that he has NO game? Or when he threw out the first pitch and threw like a girl?
Now they all trip over themselves to say that Dumbo can really sing! Enough of the MediaFellatio on Obama. UGH! Real unemployment is around 13% people!
Oh for the
Submitted by nanabanana on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:55pm.
love of pete - what next?!!
I would say dancing but,,,
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 11:13am.
Have you ever seen him cut the rug? He dances like a-gasp-Republican-AND a white guy!